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the shosenshi paper linen yarn and the cashmere required for the shawl and the pattern itself when i started knitting it i discovered that i didn t have enough cashmere and that the color i was using was discontinued i couldn t find it anywhere or any substitutes that even remotely matched it i also discovered that i couldn t achieve gauge jump ahead to winter 2011 i found the shawl on ebay for half the price but by now i had already bought enough yarn equal to the cost of the kit i should have just bought it in the first place anyway i m happy to have it but i m still not getting gauge in width or length no matter what i do given that it is a rectangular shaped garment the width isn t as important as length you see the leafy panels and stockinette panels are knit separately then attached by picking up stitches on the edges lengthwise then joined by a three needle bind off the knitter should begin first by stringing 121 beads on the yarn used for the bind off then holding the right side of the pieces on the outside and the wrong side in the middle bind off which hides the wrong side seam the beads should be slipped between the stitches still with me i barely have the patience to write about it let alone do it and besides as i ve said i can t knit the correct gauge for one piece let alone matching gauge so that the joined pieces aren t skewed frankly cutting and rejoining the coat was easier so the plan is to join the panels with hand sewn chain stitch picking up the beads as i go along fingers crossed i still expect the unexpected with this shawl stay tuned posted by unknown at 1 34 am 2 comments labels habu spring shawl november 10 2010 habu hempathy skirt pattern i finally finished writing the pattern for my ralph rucci inspired habu hempathy skirt it is on my knitwear designs page there s only one pattern there now but there are more to come many many many thanks to deb and olga for their much needed advice editing and modeling the original post can be found here posted by unknown at 3 33 pm 0 comments labels designs habu skirt august 14 2010 infinite loop originally posted at olgajazzy this past june while it was a rainy season in japan i ve got to travel back to the states for tnna and honestly it was lots of work and fun at the same time more on that later on how many wonderful designer friends i ve got to see and meet as well as yarn shop owners who are thrilled as i am about our book ori ami knits fiber geometry so excited that we actually sold out and now we are on our second edition folks and pre orders are up again this makes me incredibly happy that people of the industry and knitters found the designs and contents to their taste we couldn t have done it without you i know we couldn t have so thank you for your support amidst travel i have been working on lots more new patterns but this wonderful weather of 90 100f has been a big distraction recently as we live relatively close to the beach now trying to enjoy some of those hot days there today i am going to share with you a new design i have introduced at tnna called infinite loop i am particularly excited about this one as it got tremendous response and it s something i ve always wanted to have in my wardrobe it can be worn in over 15 ways it s lightweight enough to carry around in a purse and has no season to it moreover this garment is set to launch my wholesale line of patterns means that if you are a yarn shop and would like to carry olgajazzy patterns you now can just contact me it s knit using light fingering or heavy laceweight yarn in my case i ve used habu textiles n 35a which is 100 rayon with viscose sizing but only comes in 2 colors for time being insane in yardage very affordable and possibly a perfect marriage for this design and yarn it comes in a skein and feels very wire y and crisp but wait till you soak it in water and let is dry it has features of bamboo silky drape but yet still holding that crisp structure but if you would like to use your stash this yarn would be easy to substitute because of the ginormous lace yarn market we have if it would be for another habu textiles yarn it can be a 174 cotton gima but out of other generic yarns how about my new personal favorite madelinetosh prairie i must say i ve been replying some folks on ravelry considering their yarn choice for this so please if you need help or advice please don t hesitate to email me to pm or leave a comment i would love to assist you if i can the pattern i ve written to accomodate 16 sizes ranging from 28 58 bust sizes needle size us 3 3 25 mm gauge 24 sts and 36 rows in 4 over stockinette stitch yardage required 2280 4560 yds pattern price usd 10 a little note here some were asking why the price is so high for this but i have a simple reply when you have a piece of clothing you can wear so many possible ways this is a bargain if you buy a single pattern it can only be worn the way it was meant to be even if out of 15 ways to wear infinite loop you only like 2 3 ways you still win all possible pictures won t fit into any blog post so for that reason pattern pdf has variations documented on a dress form please check the styling video below how many ways this garment can be worn funny thing is since i ve made this video i ve found at least another 2 ways so please experiment now onto more pattern writing and knitting mata ne posted by olgajazzy at 7 56 am 1 comments labels design habu textiles knit n 35 pattern rayon viscose may 16 2010 paper out of linen originally posted at ori ami knits blog i am not sure how did it start for many of you but my first habu textiles yarn was shosenshi linen paper that i purchased back in 2006 from knit purl store online how do i remember i have just found my receipt the other day it was funny that i was actually looking for a raffia like yarn and i really didn t know what i was getting myself into when it has arrived it took me 3 hours to gently wind it by hand as at that time i didn t own yet a swift or a ball winder the feel of it really surprised me it was much thinner and more fragile than i would want from this raffia to be so my crochet swatch of it really didn t do what i needed i put it in the basket thinking what a fiasco only later to find out what a treasure i had acquired for my stash i know i have heard many stories later that people had purchased yarns like that from habu textiles and not knowing what to do with it but with time i have learnt you can pair that yarn with anything or knit by itself and get an amazing result this is what yarn from habu textiles was all about create your own with an array of their yarns to find one in particular you love swatch above made using 4 different colors of a 60 on 4mm needle knit only with a single strand of it this season starts with a linen paper additions thinner 2mm version of shosenshi linen n 67b has joined the team it is still rustles as you knit with it and still has all the features of the a 60 but now you can incorporate it with with lots of other tiny threads or work it on its own as shown in a charcoal swatch below knit single stranded on 3 25mm needle and a thicker addition of linen paper has also made appearance in a face of n 70 which represents 3 linen paper strands individually twisted then plied together to create one yarn it gives it rather chunky weight and can certainly suit those who love quicker results on bigger needles swatch in brick color below is made using 5 5mm needle and is also held single stranded while doing some research one can find out that traditionally paper linen paper has been used in kimono weaving in japan for centuries paper has this amazing feature of heat insulation for a laugh bums on the street stuff their jackets with newspapers to keep warm rather dorky correlation but it has a point and on the subject how is it made flax is ground into cellulose like mass and then strung into a flat tape that is later re enforced with sizing starch like glue garments created with this yarn are air light if handled wrong this yarn can give you couple paper cuts so be careful but overall it is an amazing experience to try knitting with this one of a kind material you feel like a part of some secret club it would sing in your hands just give it a tune and listen posted by olgajazzy at 6 47 am 1 comments labels a 60 n 67b n 70 shosenshi linen paper april 18 2010 habu hempathy skirt also posted on my blog when a door closes i always start things a bit late i didn t know there was a ravelympics 2010 until two days into the olympics without a second thought i jumped up and grabbed some yarn out of my stash and began knitting this skirt to be fair the concept for this skirt had been stewing in my mind for a while it was inspired by a ralph rucci collection and habu stainless steel and i needed a black skirt i quickly knit a swatch determined the gauge then cast on using us4 addi lace weights the body of the skirt is knit with black elsebeth lavold hempathy i don t know why it looks blue in the photos i will probably use habu tsumugi silk next time the transparent bands are habu silk stainless steel they are placed to create the effect of a short skirt offset by the below the knee total length i wanted somethiing conservative for work but not matronly it also had to be modest when sitting the skirt is knit in the round has a provisional cast on hem and an elastic waist band a simple and quick knit completed within the two weeks of the olympics i am pleased with the outcome my model knit sibling deb makes it look even better i m grateful that she agreed to model it for me and had the patience to endure the twenty or so shots i made thanks deb posted by unknown at 12 45 pm 7 comments march 19 2010 ori ami knits for the past year me and vanessa yap einbund of coloursknits along with kirsten johnstone of assemblage knitting bloggers have been working on a publication this is a new and daring project a self published book of patterns all made using habu textiles yarn that we all have turned to love through the years for its amazing features we have taken up entire process not just the designs but production photography layout literally everything one would question why answer is simple we just wanted to make sure that our original vision and concept was delivered in the final result just as we have planned it we have learnt a great deal during this endeavor and it is ready to be shared ori ami knits fiber geometry ori jap weave fold ami mono jap knit knitting the whole idea behind and details of the book aspect you can find on our website the book has been divided into 4 chapters practical geometry subtle layers dimensional folds and nautical structures here are several garments sneak peaks below just a few crucial details we really wanted to make this book available and interesting to a wide public so all garments have instructions for 10 sizes the digital book has been already published digitally and print version is on the press currently you can subscribe to the book how you can benefit from subscription you receive 2 exclusive patterns that are not going to be in a print version of oak please refer to our faq list if you have questions on more details and though i have been knitting non stop for the past year i honestly want to make some of these again so i can enjoy wearing them during long summer from what i hear in japan ori ami knits on ravelry requires login if you are a yarn store and wish you carry print version of ori ami knits in your store please email us info oriamiknits com posted by olgajazzy at 12 10 am 1 comments labels book habu textiles ori ami knits self publish november 6 2009 habu headquarters visit last tuesday vanessa and i took a ride to new york city to visit habu textiles showroom and meet up with the owner takako ueki we wanted to show her what we have been up to for the past year and what we turned the gorgeous yarns into that she had started bringing into united states almost a decade ago since our last visit the showroom has changed a little and had acquired some new things to exhibit being there feels very invigorating and inspiring it s like a vortex of inspiration that is consuming you entirely and you have to absolutely have to come out with a mind full of new ideas for exciting knitwear design habu textiles provides you with a very tactile experience we saw some new linen paper experiments dyed in indigo which you can see above the shades are absolutely intriguing this yarn is not going to be carried in their regular line though and if you remember this linen we have learnt that now it is being produced in various fantastic colors just look at the basket above takako explained that she has brought a lot of new yarns in and going to introduce them at tnna in long beach in january 2010 but some of them are already available in the showroom visiting the showroom is worth it if you are in nyc just to look through the baskets on the floor that quite often contain amazing bargains making a choice is what usually would take most of your time along with fondling the silk and other exotics but don t be discouraged if you haven t seen what you absolute have to have you probably simply haven t found it yet i realized that getting a yarn catalog is a great way to learn about yarns and inspect them under different lighting you may also want to grab a couple of bargain mystery bags that contain various yarn so you can swatch and pair up together to get the texture you like concept of this yarn line is exploration it needs to be swatched and handled washed and pondered over then it would speak to a knitter what it wants to become posted by olgajazzy at 1 08 pm 5 comments labels habu textiles new showroom store yarn september 14 2009 lace textured shawl habu textile a 1b kakishibu tsumugi silk pattern lace textured shawl fiber habu a 1b kakishibu tsumugi silk colour 52 4 balls this shawl started during summer solstice as i took part in the observation of candle night i had wanted to be able to take it in my bag for a brainless project during a convention but it grew to much those first couple of nights and ended up on the back burner this pattern began is t life as a textured shawl recipe shawl but it took on a life of its own i had just finished a textured shawl recipe shawl in indigo hand spun and wanted something a little lacier so i started to throw in random faggot stitches the pattern is made up of a combination on 8 lace patterns and stockinet rows in decreases row counts this was the first time i had used the habu a 1b kakishibu tsumugi silk and i absolutely love the fiber i used two strands of the yarn held together but due to the fineness of the yarn it still achieve a lacey appearance the yarn is rather stiff when blocked and does seem to bleed out a lot of dye when soaked i will be interested to see if it gets softer with use this fall posted by kitty kitty at 1 50 pm 3 comments labels habu textile a 1b kakishibu tsumugi...